It is as regular as the seasons. Every decade or so, the world becomes enraptured by thrillers from a non-English-speaking ...

Time was when historical fiction conjured images of ruff collars and doublets, with characters saying ‘Prithee Sir’ a lot.

Sherlock Holmes, Auguste Dupin and Hercule Poirot, in all of their fiction, are the only characters who can deliver the answers to seemingly impossible mysteries with ease. These fictional detectives ...

An acclaimed Highland crime writer has launched a special-release whisky inspired by one of the characters in his novels.

The series, based on Rebecca Godfrey’s true-crime novel, fuses reality and invention for a gutting account of teenage ...

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About to give a key speech, Claudia agonises over revealing a grim truth that will destroy her reputation. And as a native Glaswegian struggling with the mores of the English upper crust, she is out ...

In January Eric Rickstad published “Remote - the Six” which was the first book in his new “Remote” series of crime novels. He just quickly followed it up with the second book in the series “Remote - ...

Elly Griffiths blends crime fiction with time-travel fantasy in her new novel, "The Frozen People," featuring Detective Ali Dawson. Ali, a 50-year-old single mom, works for the Department of Logistics ...

This is a new column on popular fiction for the month, with room for thrillers and romance ...

The latest novel by Liam McIlvanney is an intimate examination of a relationship evolving, and the way that love and secrets ...

The creator of detective Erast Fandorin faces a 14-year sentence in absentia for his outspoken criticism of Russia's war and ...